Barrel.



G. E. HERRMANN & B. W. TUCKER.

BARREL, APPLICATION FILED FEBIL |912.

Patnd Feb 2o, 41917 u wf al v www PATENT onirica...

GEon'G'E E'. HEERMANN, or

MoEmsToWN, AND E'ENJ anni w. TUCKEE, or sofUTH f ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. ,c

BARREL.

Specication o applicati@ ined February To all whom #may 'oncev'n:

Be it known that we, GEORGE E. HERR- alANN and BENJAMIN 1V. TUCKER, citizens 4of the United States, and residents of Mors'ristoyv-n, county of Mo1frs;State of New Jersey, and South Orange, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Barrels, of'which the following is a full, clear, vand exact description:

This invention relates more particularly to barrelsniade of sheet steel. l Y

One of thev main objects of the invention is to provide a barrel or other container formedof al plurality of-staves orinembers having flanges extending along tlielr edges lengthwise thereof and provided with ribandfgroove connectionsbetween said fianges to interlock the members `when assembled, andthe said staves or members so formed adjacent to the flanges that said flanges are i not likely to spread or open at the joints.

Another object of the invention is to pro! V'videa barrel or other container inv which a siinple and eiiicient ljoint is provided for detaehably holding the members or staves together, and which joint serves to strengthen the container.

Afurther object of the inventionis to prothe barrel head o1' heads to the staves or incn'iiiers and, for strengthening the barrel or container a t 1ts ends.

A stil] further object ot the invention to manufacture and which may bc readily madefand assem ded.

Withthesc and other objects in view, the

"invention willi be vhereinafter more pa rtic companying drawings, which forni a part of this specification, and will vthen be p ointed out inthe c laimat the end of the description. '45 Intl-ie dra.`\vings Figu-re 1 side elevation, partly .broken away and partly in sec tion, otonegtorm otgbarrel embodying our .1nvention.` i

Fig. :2 is lan view, partly broken away and [lartlyfin seetion..- j Fign is st detaili perspective View of one of the bar stayesfoyr .member s. y

Fig.` I et im, enlarged fragmentary I sec tion, showing one means for' loc-'kingl thei head and staves or members together.

vide simple and efiicientmeans foi-.locking to' provide a barrel which is inexpensive "ularly' described with reference to the ac-A I:Laim nent. Patented Feb. 2o, 1917'. f

17.1912. serial No. engen.

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view taken on-.th'e line V,-V of Fig. 3v showing two ofthe staves place l together. i

Fig. 6 is a view similarto Fig. 5` except that the sect ion is taken on the line VI-i-` I of Fig. 3.

Fig. Tshows a slightly different form of the stave o1 member.

l `ig..8 is a sectional view taken on the line VIl1-VIIl of lli 7; and

Fig. 9 sh( ws di erent means for holdingthe ends of the barrel staves or members and the balfel heads together.

While the invention is shown as applied more parti( ularly to a barrel having a bilged or en` z rged central portion, it.- will4 be understood 3 at the invention may be ap` plied to oth( r forms of barrels or other con-. tainers. I i The barrel body 10 comprises a plurality of staves or members 11; These s taresor, members maybe variously constructs-A and ma)7 be curvadand bil'ged centrali?? se, make the barrel larger at-its central pomme. than -at its ends i1 order that .the barns may he ordinary wooden barrel..

Each stave or, member 11 has; a flange Vy12 along one edge and-a fiange 13 along 4its other` edge.- These@ anges exter d' the greater part of the length of the stave!` or members and the fiange 13-'= the objects or material contained wit-hin Y the barrel, ai 1d said ward-lyvtpward the body of the stave or beotherwise` formed -as desl1ed. The

parts 17 may extend in tongues or ribs llof the flange 13,.'are adapted to fit1;V into the groJve 16 of the Bange 12' of the4 next a dj acen stave, thus serving to' canse the iianges to in( erloek throughout substantially` their entire length.

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ljhe body of the stavesv" or members naybe pressed inwardly for-a5" part of the '1| fngth thereof to provide spaced 'inwardly projecting portions 18. x-Theserf portions 18 are elongated and extend iniiianges 1 2 ard-13 to prevent the jointffroxn ward and are` for the purpose of bracing the@ ;s1areading"w1en-the members or staves' are f pnt together. The projecting portions 18 are located se as not to interfere with theriband-groove connection between the flanges jacent to the ri )bed and groovcdportions of the flanges 12 "and 15S and extend far enough to reet Aagainst seid 'ribbed and grooved portions and thereby prevent the flanges -from being forced over or spread joint, though instead of the projectin,f 1;por`

tions 18 being spaced apart, the said projecting bracing portionsl may be formed ae continuous ribs` orbrnces 19, as 'shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the construction .in thesefigr nres being otherwise the same as inFigs. l to'lh A head 20 may be located at either or,v

both ends of the barrel body andeach' heed is provided with un .outwardly projecting flange 21 .having un annular .groove 22 1ocated substantially midway' between the outer edge ofthe flange and the body 23 of the'hradr i'lhe heads 20 each have 'their body portions resting 'upon shoulders formed by theends offthe flanges 12 and 13, 'and nach head has its outer edge resting against thc' offset portion 24 of the staves o r' members, the `hitter terminating tisiibstantially Straight portions-25 at its ends which are adapted. to lie 'against the flanges 21 of the headsg 2lirv The straight portion orjend25 of cach steve'is provided wit e rib or tongue 26 whichA when-the or members are placed together form a substantially continuons rib which is adapted to enter 'the groove 22 ofhthefiange 21. The flange 21 of erich head 20 and the ends of the stoves or members enter an annularchannel formed between the flanges 25 and 26 of'a s' lit band or compression member 27.v The tango 2f is slightly angular so as to lie closely against the inner surface of the fla-ngc `2 1 and han its inneredge resting against the outer surface of the head 225 and said flanges are joined together by an integral ortion 2fl.A 'The band-27- 'is provided with an. annular grooved portion forming an internal. bead or ribV 29 which is adapted to lit i,nt o"th`e groove tor-ined. by the tongues orJ'ibs 26 oi the Steves or members.

thereof orotlnsrwise', the member 27-will be comj'iressed thereby rigidly binding and l holding the heads and members ti'igether and at the same time stri-ngtliening the 4ends of the barrel or container.

A. wire tightening band or element li'isloc'ated in he annular groove 'formed The stares or members are depressed transversely thereof at $54 and '555 intermedi' .37 or other element is located in the groove formed bythe depressed parts 35, so that apart in ease of 'strains or knocks at the when these -wires are tightened by having their ende twisted-or otherwise, the body 10' of the barrel or container will be rigidly and effectively bound ltogclher intermediate the ends.' l l'n Fig. 9, the body 38 may be of any Silitable construi-.tion and may comprise-a pluralitv of nii-.inbers constructedas already described, rlhe stavi-,s or members may be depressed transversel v to form a grooved portion y3l) againet which is adapted to rest the edge of one of the heads 40. Each bead 4() has an outwardly projecting -flange 4l, and the outer ends 42 of the staves or mem- .bers may be straight and are adapted to lie| against the outer snrfaceof the flange v4l. lhe part 42 and the llangefll of the Ltftwith the bendable ends 45 which are adapted to be passed through the openings in the ends of the staves or members and the llange 41 of the head `and then bent along said flange on the innersurface there-i of 1n the manner shown, thus holding the members and heads together. A'divided or other band or member 46de provided. rI lhis band is compressiliie and has its outerI part4 hwk-shaped to forma channel to 'receive the flange 4l and the! ends of the barrel Steves, and said hook-shaped part may be vI'orined by a llange 47' and a' flange/I8 the latter' lying parallel with the flange. fil of the lbarrel head 4U ,1nd within the Same S0` that its inner edge will rest againstthe'outr inward along the barrel members for n Short.

- distance and may have a ribbed or beaded portion 50 forming an annular groove, the

.said portion bring adapted lto enter the grooved ribbed portion 4) of the members.

y wire band or element 5l is located 'in the groove 5U and when its ends are bound tosurfaageot the head. 'l`h1s member or band i -l7'r'n:rv.bave its skirt portion 49 extending gether by twisting or otherwise, the `band 46 may be compressed an to holdthe heed and staves or members together and-'furtherto strengthen the ends ofthe barrel.

taincris provided ,that said barrel or-.eon-

tainer may have its Steves or members' interh y integral parts formed from the members nnrl projecting 4from the hofly thereof; that v the joints hetween the members us constructef] :1re e'fl'eetive :nml are not likely toopen or spr-enr] when the members are subjected to Strain while in use; that said n'n-,rnhers may he detaehefl in ease ol' injury or' for anyrother rezlFnng und ,that snif] lmrrel is inexpensive to nmnnl'uetnre :Inrl may he readily merle und assembled.

Having thus deseriherl our invention, we elaiim :is new :nml lesire to seem-e hy Letters lltent l A lmrrel-or other container, comprising` :t plurality of members having:l flanges extending inwardly therefrom at their edges :nifl for the greater part of their` length,

against the hinges nnfl means for holding;` the lnelnhels nifl hemlI together". 

